{"product_id":"an-unlikely-visitor","title":"Joanna Cannon: An Unlikely Visitor [2026]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003e'Moving, funny, compassionate and wise,\u003cem\u003e An Unlikely Visitor \u003c\/em\u003eis an astonishing achievement. Joanna Cannon is an exquisite observer of human nature. Her stories are not so much told as felt by the soul.\u003cem\u003e An Unlikely Visitor\u003c\/em\u003e made me laugh, cry and left me filled with hope' ELIZABETH DAY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003e'Joanna Cannon is a compassionate storyteller who writes about the big things with a lightness of touch. \u003cem\u003eAn Unlikely Visitor\u003c\/em\u003e is an engaging mystery, magical and humane as it slowly unfurls - a perfect book for today's world' SARAH WINMAN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003e'Joanna Cannon beautifully examines each tragic, surprising, shocking and precious moment of ordinary life. An extraordinary book, I loved it' FERN BRITTON\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003eMargaret thinks her time is up...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003cp\u003eThings have been hard since her husband Derek died, and they never really got over the disappearance of their daughter, Jeanie, all those years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003cp\u003eDespite everything, they built a lovely life together... it's just starting to feel impossible for Margaret on her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003eBut maybe her time is now?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003cp\u003eThen one day, Margaret returns home to an unlikely visi tor, and together they set out to discover what really hap pened to Jeanie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003cp\u003ePerhaps if you knock on enough doors, you might find another end to your story...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003e'A warm and kind novel that shows the beauty in ordinary life' GEORGINA MOORE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003e'Brimming with Jo's trademark compassion, insight and wry humour, \u003cem\u003eAn Unlikely Visitor\u003c\/em\u003e is both a meditation on a grief, a mystery of a missing child and a powerful exploration of the human condition. Jo writes so beautifully about human frailties and her kindness illuminates every sentence. A treat of a novel' HANNAH BECKERMAN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003e'A novel that appears to be telling Margaret and Derek's poignant story becomes, in Joanna Cannon's gifted hands, a profound reflection on the human condition, and therein lie the joy and the magic... We are left marvelling at how extraordinary ordinary people can be, and what a wonder it is to live and love at all' JOANNA GLEN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003e'A richly imagined, deeply soothing and impeccably structured story, told with Joanna Cannon's trademark wit and warmth. A balm for the soul' SAMUEL BURR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Joanna Cannon:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003cp\u003e'Emotional, sweet, funny, hauntingly sad and poignant' SARA COX\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003cp\u003e'Lovely, lovely, lovely... Sue Townsend meets Kate Atkinson meets Nina Stibbe' MARIAN KEYES\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003cp\u003e'An utter delight' SARAH WINMAN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003cp\u003e'A joy and a triumph' RACHEL JOYCE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003cp\u003e'Charming, wise and profoundly human' ERIN KELLY\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cannon, Joanna","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":53614743519571,"sku":"9780008255084","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/cannon-joanna-joanna-cannon-an-unlikely-visitor-2026-9780008255084-1235115639.jpg?v=1777763829","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/an-unlikely-visitor","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}